to run oneself down
31literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
32Resolution — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Resolution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 determination determination will Sgm: N 1 iron will iron will unconquerable will Sgm: N 1 will of one s own will of one s own decision resolution Sgm: N 1 backbone backbone …
33purification rite — ▪ anthropology Introduction any of the ceremonial acts or customs employed in an attempt to reestablish lost purity or to create a higher degree of purity in relation to the sacred (the transcendental realm) or the social and cultural realm …
34Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
35A Midsummer Night's Dream — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For other uses, see A Midsummer Night s Dream (disambiguation). A Midsummer Night s Dream act IV, scene I. Engraving from a painting by Henry Fuseli, published 1796. A Midsummer Night s Dream is a play… …
36David Lewis (politician) — For other people named David Lewis, see David Lewis (disambiguation). David Lewis David Lewis in 1944 (National Archives and Library of Canada) Leader of the N …
37Glossary of contract bridge terms — These terms are used in Contract bridge[1][2] , or the earlier game Auction bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in Whist, Bid whist, and other trick taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card… …
38Teachings of Falun Gong — The teachings of Falun Gong were introduced to the public by Li Hongzhi (李洪志) in Changchun, China, in 1992. Falun Gong is also known as Falun Dafa (Great Law of the Law Wheel). The teachings cover a wide range of topics ranging from spiritual,… …
39go — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. go away, leave, depart, withdraw, retire, exit; vanish, disappear, evaporate, evanesce; operate, work, run, function, succeed; proceed, pass; wend, stir; extend, reach; elapse, pass; wither, fade,… …
40leave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abandon, surrender; quit, forsake; deliver; cease, desist, forgo; bequeath; relinquish. See relinquishment, giving. v. i. go away, depart; omit, postpone. See departure, neglect. n. permission;… …
